July 3rd
198 Notable deaths
Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Prince consort of the netherlands (1876-1934).
Born April 19th, 1876 in Schwerin.
Died July 3rd, 1934 at 58 years old in The Hague (heart failure).
Robby Müller
Dutch cinematographer (1940–2018).
Born April 4th, 1940 in Willemstad.
Died July 3rd, 2018 at 78 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Deems Taylor
American composer, music critic, and promoter of classical music (1885–1966).
Born December 22nd, 1885 in New York City.
Died July 3rd, 1966 at 80 years old in New York City.
Patrick Spencer Johnson
American writer.
Born November 24th, 1938 in Watertown.
Died July 3rd, 2017 at 78 years old in San Diego (pancreatic cancer).
Paolo Villaggio
Italian actor, writer and comedian (1932–2017).
Born December 30th, 1932 in Genoa.
Died July 3rd, 2017 at 84 years old in Rome (diabetes). [ref]
Alfred Kleiner
Swiss physicist (1849-1916).
Born April 24th, 1849 in Maschwanden.
Died July 3rd, 1916 at 67 years old in Bern.
John Crowe Ransom
American poet (1888–1974).
Born April 30th, 1888 in Pulaski.
Died July 3rd, 1974 at 86 years old in Gambier. [ref]
Billy Liddell
Scottish footballer (1922–2001).
Born January 10th, 1922 in Dunfermline.
Died July 3rd, 2001 at 79 years old in Liverpool.
Tadeusz Borowski
Polish writer and journalist (1922-1951).
Born November 12th, 1922 in Zhytomyr.
Died July 3rd, 1951 at 28 years old in Warsaw (asphyxia). [ref]
Andriyan Nikolayev
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born September 5th, 1929 in Shorshely.
Died July 3rd, 2004 at 74 years old in Cheboksary (myocardial infarction).
William Barksdale
Confederate army general (1821-1863).
Born August 21st, 1821 in Smyrna.
Died July 3rd, 1863 at 41 years old in Gettysburg.
Richard B. Garnett
Confederate army general (1817–1863).
Born November 21st, 1817 in Essex County.
Died July 3rd, 1863 at 45 years old in Gettysburg.
Claude Pompidou
Wife of french president georges pompidou (1912–2007).
Born November 13th, 1912 in Château-Gontier.
Died July 3rd, 2007 at 94 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Prince Philipp, 4th Prince of Koháry
Germano-hungarian royal noble.
Born March 28th, 1844 in Paris.
Died July 3rd, 1921 at 77 years old in Coburg.
William Crawford Gorgas
22nd surgeon general of the united states army.
Born October 3rd, 1854 in Mobile.
Died July 3rd, 1920 at 65 years old in London.
Danielle Bunten Berry
American game designer and programmer (1949-1998).
Born February 19th, 1949 in St. Louis.
Died July 3rd, 1998 at 49 years old in Little Rock (cancer).
Benjamin Hendrickson
American actor (1950–2006).
Born August 26th, 1950 in Huntington.
Died July 3rd, 2006 at 55 years old in Huntington. [ref]
Hollie Stevens
American pornographic actress (1982-2012).
Born January 4th, 1982 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 2012 at 30 years old in San Francisco (breast cancer, brain cancer). [ref]
Earl Cameron
British actor (1917–2020).
Born August 8th, 1917 in Pembroke Parish.
Died July 3rd, 2020 at 102 years old in Kenilworth. [ref]
Johnny Copeland
American blues musician (1937-1997).
Born March 27th, 1937 in Haynesville.
Died July 3rd, 1997 at 60 years old in New York City.
Enric Miralles
Spanish architect (1955–2000).
Born February 12th, 1955 in Barcelona.
Died July 3rd, 2000 at 45 years old in Sant Feliu de Codines (brain cancer).
Duncan White
Ceylonese athlete (1918–1998).
Born March 1st, 1918 in Sri Lanka.
Died July 3rd, 1998 at 80 years old in Nuneaton.
Joe Robinson
English actor (1927-2017).
Born May 31st, 1927 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died July 3rd, 2017 at 90 years old in Brighton (dementia). [ref]
Swarnakumari Devi
Indian writer, editor, essayist, poet, novelist, musician and social worker (1855/1856-1932).
Born August 28th, 1855 in Kolkata.
Died July 3rd, 1932 at 76 years old in Kolkata.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius